Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"Is this the key we are looking for?" Looking at the shiny golden gear set that was finally assembled, Joan of Arc turned the gear with her hand, only to find that the gear did not rotate.

"Yes, this is the cam group that stores the core information. All these things are fixed together, because only in this way can all the information needed be recorded."

Liang En put the copper gear set, which was not very light overall, in a box, and then explained the current situation to Joan of Arc.

"So if nothing unexpected happens next, as long as we put this set of things in the robot, the robot will tell us the hidden information of this thing."

More than an hour later, Liang En came to the museum where the robot was placed. Because they had made an appointment before, they came to the warehouse smoothly and saw a replica.

"This replica is made exactly like the robot placed outside." The staff who led them introduced them to the skeleton robot placed on the table.

The reason why it is called a skeleton robot is because this robot does not have those gorgeous clothes, nor does it have a head and hands made of painted wood, only some mechanical structures leaking out.

"This seems a little different from what I thought before." Looking at the shining silver robot, Liang En showed a somewhat embarrassed smile. "I thought I would use the gear combination we brought on the robot in front."

"No way, that thing is hundreds of years old after all, so for the safety of antiques, your thing is not suitable to appear on that robot." The staff explained in a low voice.

"But you can rest assured that this machine is a 1:1 replica of the old robot outside. We have also tested it with the original cam combination. It is no different from the robot outside."

Liang En's caution about the museum was understandable. After all, the robot outside was an antique made by a famous artist hundreds of years ago. It would be troublesome if it accidentally broke during testing.

After carefully assembling the gear to the robot and winding it up, the robot's arm quickly started moving and wrote on the prepared note.

"Switzerland, Longao Bank," Liang En began to record the text as each letter appeared. "713, 97261. The last signature is Josepha."

"It seems that this should be a bank withdrawal receipt." Because he had seen similar things before, Liang En quickly recognized what it was. "As for the signature at the back, it should be one of the certificates."

The last text does not look like ordinary text, but like a traditional signature. This kind of thing is often a variant of text and is used as a secret code in some organizations.

Especially in an era when ancient computers and network systems did not exist, how was this thing used by institutions to determine the identities of those who came to pick up things?

"Can you tell who these things come from?" Joan of Arc came up and asked, "The name Josepha is actually a very religious name. Generally, only families with traditional Catholic beliefs would give it to themselves. Name the child this."

"I can't tell. Just like you said, this name actually belongs to a common name in the Catholic world. With this name alone, we have no way to confirm other than confirming that this person is female."

Liang En looked at the last name and shook his head. Although this name is more common in German, the problem is that this judgment is not absolute. There are many people with this name in other countries.

Considering that in ancient times, such robots were basically treasures treasured by dignitaries, Liang En also used this word as a keyword to search on the Internet.

As a result, after searching, he found a Shinra Queen named Josepha. Unfortunately, the robot had not been manufactured when the queen died, so it should have nothing to do with her.

Of course, Liang En also asked the staff here about the past experience of this robot. As a result, the staff told him that this thing had been circulated in several palaces, so it was impossible to determine the origin of this thing.

"In other words, we have to go to that bank to figure out what happened. Right?" After asking around, Joan of Arc said to Liang En who was standing on the steps as she was walking out of the museum.

"Yes, fortunately, that bank is in Geneva, so we will mainly go there to take a look. I hope the bank can still retain such ancient records."

Liang En doesn't have much hope that the bank can keep these ancient records. After all, this gear set has a long history, so even if the bank still exists, Liang En doesn't think that the other party will definitely be able to honor it.

But no matter what, since all the evidence has pointed to Longao Bank, Liang En has to go there even if he wants to give a final conclusion to the work he has been struggling with for so long.

Liang En's destination is a private bank, whose full name is Lombard Audie Darier Hench Bank. Unlike ordinary banks, private banks are aimed at high-net-worth individuals and provide them with services such as property investment and management. financial institutions.

Private banking originated in Geneva, Switzerland in the 16th century. At that time, the religious wars sweeping Europe forced some nobles to be expelled for various reasons, so they brought their capital to Geneva, a place with stable political situation and freedom of belief.

But even if you leave your own country. This group of nobles still had close ties with the powerful in other European countries. The Swiss bank thus provided services to the royal families of several countries and financed their trade.

The real private banking business has also grown rapidly. Some of these expelled nobles became the first generation of Swiss private bankers and laid the foundation for today's private banks.

These banks are often not large in scale. For example, the Lombard Audier Darier Hench Bank they are going to is like this. With an account of US$170 billion, it has only 24 offices around the world. It can be said to be very low-key.

At the same time, unlike ordinary private banks, Long O'Daheng adopts an unlimited liability partnership. These eight partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for Long O'Daheng. If the bank fails one day, the partners will use all their net worth to repay the customers' debts. loss.

At the same time, the partners of Longao Bank are also hereditary, so in this case, their customers are also very cautious. For example, they will conduct very strict due diligence on customers.

Not only do you need to understand the source of customer funds and related information, but you also need to understand how they make money. To this day, Long Odahem Bank continues this tradition.

That means accepting every new client requires the consent of all partners. If one partner believes the client's profile is insufficient or the investment style is inconsistent, the client may ultimately be rejected.

"It's a strange bank, but then again, if it's a bank like this, then things from hundreds of years ago may actually still be preserved in it."

After listening to Liang En briefly explaining the situation of the bank in the car, Jeanne nodded with a serious face and an expression of admiration on her face. "I am becoming more and more confident in our operation."